9-Letter Crossword Answers

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Words before taking a shot?

Answer: SAYCHEESE

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World Book rival

Answer: AMERICANA

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Michigan State, for a Spartans alumnus

Answer: ALMAMATER

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With 45-Across, 1993 Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie

Answer: SLEEPLESS

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Cha cha slide, e.g.

Answer: LINEDANCE

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Not follow the book

Answer: IMPROVISE

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One of the five major circles of latitude

Answer: ANTARCTIC

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"High Hopes" lyricist

Answer: SAMMYCAHN

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Compliment for Ken Griffey Jr.?

Answer: ONTHEBALL

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Fine and dandy

Answer: COPACETIC

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Queen of the 54-Across

Answer: CLEOPATRA

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"Description of the World" writer

Answer: MARCOPOLO

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"Theme From 'Summer of '42'" pianist

Answer: PETERNERO

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Special permits

Answer: VARIANCES

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Comment of resignation applicable to 17-, 28- and 50-Across?

Answer: THATSLIFE

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Not caged

Answer: FREERANGE

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One who gets upset twice?

Answer: SORELOSER

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*New neighbors' event

Answer: OPENHOUSE

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Symbol of 26-Across found on the 8-Across

Answer: GREATSEAL

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Like many former friends

Answer: ALIENATED

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Exhibition mounter

Answer: ARTMUSEUM

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Hit movie with the tagline "A family comedy without the family"

Answer: HOMEALONE

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<em>Leadfoot's downfall</em>

Answer: SPEEDTRAP

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Hairdo famously sported by Lucille Ball

Answer: POODLECUT

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Work on it began in Rome in 1817

Answer: ERIECANAL

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Having human form

Answer: INCARNATE

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Top film of 1963

Answer: CLEOPATRA

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Complete ... as suggested by four symmetrical pairs of Down answers in this puzzle

Answer: HEADTOTOE

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"I could eat a horse," e.g.

Answer: HYPERBOLE

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It "isn't what it used to be," said Simone Signoret

Answer: NOSTALGIA

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Its symbol is a globe composed of jigsaw puzzle pieces

Answer: WIKIPEDIA

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*It has "E pluribus unum" on it

Answer: GREATSEAL

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Suspected spy in a celebrated 1949 trial

Answer: ALGERHISS

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Setting of the so-called "Seven Islands" of Greece

Answer: IONIANSEA

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Spilling one's drink at a shindig, for one

Answer: PARTYFOUL

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Its purpose is frightening

Answer: SCARECROW

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End of a perfect Sunday drive?

Answer: HOLEINONE

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*Hint: hotel

Answer: THEHILTON

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Casual Friday relaxes it

Answer: DRESSCODE

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"OMG, my parents are gonna ground me forever!"

Answer: IAMSODEAD

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Nongovernmentally owned ship decked out for war

Answer: PRIVATEER

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Traditional January event

Answer: WHITESALE

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Katharina's match in "The Taming of the Shrew"

Answer: PETRUCHIO

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Realtor's big day ... or what each word in the answers to the starred clues can do

Answer: OPENHOUSE

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Top-grossing movie of 1990

Answer: HOMEALONE

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Allowed to wander, as a chicken

Answer: FREERANGE

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Just keep one's head above water

Answer: DOGPADDLE

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Tremendous piece of work

Answer: BANGUPJOB

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Subway entrance

Answer: TURNSTILE

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Annual department store event

Answer: WHITESALE